My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

@Jacob M. Keene
Same here.

@SpongeBat1 Just to name the ones that've had just as much if not more roles, there's also Paul and Brian Dobson, Mike Donovan, Venus Terzo, Don Brown, Lisa Ann Beley, Brad Swaile, Dale Wilson, Phil Hayes, French Tickner, Ron Halder, Michael Adamthwaite, Michael Kopsa, Alistair Abell, Ted Cole, Jillian Michaels, John Payne, Anna Cummer and Alec Willows.

@CatsTuxedo Oh yeah, I forget there are so many.

@CatsTuxedo Paul's in today's episode, so you got that covered

@SpongeBat1 I'm pretty sure that Tracey Moore is not an Ocean voice actress.

@8000 Saiyans She's been in some stuff with them, like Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake. If this page is any indication, this show's Canadian talent isn't limited to just Vancouver.

@CatsTuxedo and again another one gets ticked off with Ron Halder

@8000 Saiyans neither is Maurice LaMarche but they still got him

@AlphaAmiga333 *genuinely enjoy

@SmartyBoyboy What do you think?

@SmartyBoyboy What do you think *of them?

@skeletonking1234 well they managed to grab Maggie Blue O'Hara so apparently yes you can

@skeletonking1234

SPOILER UPDATE: apparently both Andrew Toth and Kira Tozer are in the latest EqG special

they're really getting all the big ones lately

@skeletonking1234

For my predictions for season 7, I want to hear from Paul Dobson, Kirby Morrow, Alessandro Juliani, Brent Miller, Brian Dobson, and Michael Adamthwaite on this show at some point.

@tmnisaac welp you got Paul on today's episode

@CaptainGrumpy YEEEEESSSSSS!

(Clears throat, sorry about that, huge Paul Dobson fan myself.)

So anyway that checks off Paul Dobson. And that means we have a whole cast of Beast Machines minus Alessandro Juliani and David Kaye.

@Coolpika1 I also think that they should've changed Thoraxs voice.

@Abdullab The recording was done by Voicebox, not Ocean. And it goes without saying that this isn't a dub.

As for Tara, she's a holdover from when Lauren Faust was working on the preliminary pilot piece for presentation to Hasbro. Tara voiced all three characters in the said piece, and Lauren liked Tara's performance as Twilight so much that she kept her for the show proper.

@CatsTuxedo
I meant it as a joke cus a lot of theses vas were in ocean brian drummond, scott mcniel, peter kelamis and cats tuxedo replied to my comment awesome.

@Abdullab Ocean is a recording studio. They mostly get used for dubs, but they also record American animation like X-Men Evolution, Cybersix, Krypto the Superdog, some Marvel OVAs, & the American cartoons based on (Japanese, but still) video games.

They are a Vancouver-based studio (with their non-union branch, Blue Water, in Calgary), but that doesnt make them the *only* Vancouver studio. It's like saying "LA" is just Marc Graue, Skylark, or Studiopolis. There are tons of recording studios in Vancouver. It's one of the biggest recording locations on the planet.

Although one other thing to note: Tara was *born* in Canada as well, & did some work on Saban X-Men in Toronto, & the old DiC dub of Sailor Moon.

@Abdullab Further, evidently, Ocean also recorded Ed, Edd, & Eddy, & Beast Wars: Transformers, with some of the best voice acting around.

@huzaifa_ahmed
Huzaifa Ahmed replied to my comment cool.

@Abdullab BUT IM REALLY SUPRISED they got Tara cus getting an LA actor to Canada is more expensive and travel then texas unless Tara records in L.A

@Abdullab Tara records for MLP from her home studio in LA. Over in Vancouver, one of the other main actresses fills in for Twilight's lines just so the other players have something to bounce their own performances off of.

@CatsTuxedo
Makes sense

@Abdullab Uh...have we met?

@huzaifa_ahmed You commented on my When u find out Laura Bailey wont return for Super video

@Coolpika1 Depending on whether or not he has the same voice, he might wind up getting a separate character entry altogether.

@CatsTuxedo Ah true, okay

@CatsTuxedo I thought it was bizarre Thorax didn't speak at the end.

Almost like Kyle Rideout like left the recording session early or something?

@Jacob M. Keene (I meant that the plots of the season 6 premiere and finale were unexpected)

@Jacob M. Keene The season premiere was eh, the finale though was good but kinda expected, reason way is because they hinted that Chrysalis would return when Thorax told about the hive and about wanting to go back to tell the changelings about what he has discovered, so it was kinda expected

@CatsTuxedo Me too!

@CatsTuxedo I kinda wish they'd bring back some Ocean Group veterans, like Lisa Ann Beley or Colleen Wheeler to voice some characters.

@Bauglir100 As cool as that'd be, being presented with players generally new to the VA scene and getting a good first impression from them is plenty rewarding.

@CatsTuxedo Of course. I'm just saying, though, that it'd be just as nice for the Ocean Group to let their older hands in on the fun.

@Bauglir100 I have to agree, they've been getting the shaft as of late.

I'm hoping the show ends up getting every currently active VA in Vancouver by the series end run.

So far we got most of the heavy hitters but it'd be nice if we can at least fill in the missing pieces.

I still would love to hear Paul Dobson, Brian Dobson, Kirby Morrow, Michael Adamthwaite, Ty Olsson, Jaynse Jaud, Jocelyne Loewen, Brenna O'Brien and Kira Tozer on the show sometime sooner or later. Dean Redman and Alex Zahara if possible too.

With that said, CatsTuxedo is right about the new faces...err voices. I really do like that we have been getting so many newcomers this past season, I really want to know where Terry Klassen is finding these solid new talents?

@Autovolt SPOILER ALERT: Kira Tozer is in the latest EqG special

you are a wizard

@Autovolt Alex Zahara was in today's episode - again you continue to be a wizard

Janyse Jaud was in an episode last season and all three Dobsons were in the movie IIRC

@immblueversion I think the only reason I ever really continued watching the show was because....Hey it's surprisingly not bad, it's watchable.

I know it's probably the weirdest reason to stick with the show even after all the hype died down years ago, but it really does say a lot I think about the previous instalments more and how a little effort goes a long way.

I've never considered myself a brony or anything like that, but I like to thank this show for re-kindling my interest in Vancouver VA's once they started getting less and less work, now the pendulum is swinging the other way with them slowly getting new and greater projects to work on.

@nikipotamus If their is any chance they can get him on board it to voice any one it would be as Sunburst (Starlight Glimmer's childhood friend).

The reason should be obvious.

well either way in a few weeks we'll wait and see....

@Anisykes I'm just glad the wait between seasons this time wasn't almost an entire year.

@Jacob M. Keene season 6 is confirmed.

@9king I think you misunderstood me, I said that I'm looking forward to season 6 so I knew that, but I also said "and beyond (that is *if* the show gets more than 6 seasons)," meaning I'm hoping for confirmations of 7 or more seasons.

@HienFan It'd be hilarious if they cast her as Princess Skyla. XD

but yeah I wouldn't mind seeing Carly in another show. I'm all for just about any VA in Vancouver to get a gig on the show.

@Autovolt I was watching Cardcaptors a couple of days and she got into my mind

@AntiSabat666 Too good for a show like this. I'm glad MLP bombed in Japan.

@AntiSabat666 You REALLY hate this show, do you?

@Troodon2 To me, liking this show is comparable to liking the Teletubbies or something. I mean, you CAN, but WHY would you want to? It's odd that adults like this show. I mean, there's nothing smart about this show, it isn't even decently animated and the voice acting is mostly Canadian. When I mean "Canadian" I mean, it follows two extremes. Very good or very bad. Very good voice acting from Canada are the examples of Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Death Note, Char's Counterattack, Black Lagoon. Very bad examples include Gundam 00, Gundam Wing (a few chars are good), Escaflowne and this. The voice acting is so ear gratingly piss poor. Not even Tara Strong can save it. Oh well. Opinions, opinions.

@AntiSabat666 I want to (and do) like this show because the characters and voice-acting are funny and likable and the art and animation is cute, well-constructed, varied and expressive (especially in the recent seasons), which enhances the show's humor better than some Korean assembly line could've done.

Just because a show isn't pretentiously "smart" doesn't mean adults shouldn't like it. The one objective goal of cartoons such as this is to entertain/make people laugh, and as someone who likes cartoons, this show does a good job in making me feel good, and that's what counts.

@CatsTuxedo MLP is objectively bad. I don't know how anyone could deny this. Yes, the writing is bad, with pony puns and language obviously intended for little GIRLS and only girls. Like I said, you wouldn't watch Teletubbies, or Barney and expect to enjoy it, yet MLP's just as bad as Barney in every way. The animation is cheap. All flash animation without exception is cheap. It's flash! How could it be good? It's not. 2D animation or 3D animation would be much better.

@AntiSabat666 The show has hundreds of thousands of fans who enjoy it unironically for a myriad of reasons such as the characters, the visuals, the acting or the setting. That alone should fly in the face of your theory of the show's "objective badness".

The fact that the show's target audience is young girls is fine and shouldn't affect anyone else's enjoyment in any way as long as the show's funny enough, but your citing of a female audience as a negative factor certainly says more about you than anyone else. As for the minor point of the puns, that's more for setting enhancement than anything, so I won't bother forcing anyone to enjoy that aspect.

In terms of the animation, how cheap it is or what medium it's in doesn't inherently make it good or bad (in spite of my personal vendetta against CGI). What makes animation objectively good is how well it makes use of certain principles and techniques, such as functional construction, readable and distinctive silhouettes, line-of-action, squash-and-stretch, etc. Seeing how the show has also done pretty well with funny character-acting and varied, specific expressions, I fail to see how the animation couldn't be considered good to a certain degree.

@AntiSabat666 "The animation is cheap. All flash animation without exception is cheap"

And anime animation is less cheap, how?

@Troodon2 The vast majority of TV anime have problematic animation. I will not deny this. Having said that, they are at least drawn by hand unlike FiM, meaning that a semblance of effort has been put in.

@AntiSabat666 Same could be said for some movie anime as well. (Excluding Studio Ghibli)

@Troodon2 Even Ghibli will animate on threes if nothing important in the scene's going on. Japanese animators don't have the time, money or energy to devote to anything but the juiciest parts of the acting or action.

@AntiSabat666 The show features a number of acting bits and expressions that the animation program's rigs aren't normally accustomed to, so the human animators have to work around that to make those parts function and look fun. Having that said, it doesn't make sense to say that there's no effort whatsoever being put into this.

@CatsTuxedo I was defending Ghibli actually.

@AntiSabat666 well, it has a really good storyline. It's my favorite currently-airing show, so I think you're wrong.

@Lord Vok Okay, so you thought he was "wasted" in "Canterlot Boutiue," but what about the most recent episode this week "The Hooffields and the McColts" when he voiced Big Daddy McColt and the "Bearded Hooffield?"

@Jacob M. Keene Oh he was very much wasted in "Canterlot Boutique". I have yet to see the "The Hooffields and the McColts" so we shall see.

@Lord Vok I'd definitely like to know what you do think when you see it.

@Wademan94 I hope this show's 5th season gets Paul Dobson, Jim Byrnes, Brian Dobson, French Tickner, Brent Miller, Colin Murdock, David Kaye, Doug Parker, Alec Willows, Michael Adamthwaite, Christopher Gaze, Stevie Vallance, and Don Brown.

@tmnisaac Yeah, amazing how this show's cast has become, as CatsTuxedo put it "a running catalog of Vancouver's voice talent", yet it still has quite a ways to go before it's fully filled out

@Wademan94 That's the reason why i like this show because of so many go

@tmnisaac od voice actors from Vancouver with the exceptions of Tara Strong, Weird Al and John De Lancie.

@tmnisaac **from the US.**

@Wademan94 I also like to see Brad Swaile in there as well

@tmnisaac Tara was born in Toronto, so she's technically not an exception despite her major lines of work in the U.S.

@immblueversion Oh yeah, i thought she was from the US because when i was a kid, her roles i remembered hearing her was Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls and Melody from The Little Mermaid 2.

@immblueversion Regardless, the majority of Strong's career has been based in L.A., and her occasional ventures in Vancouver/Toronto-based media are too few and far between to change the fact that her appearances in works from her own native country are considerably unusual.

More importantly, she's still an exception as Toronto and Vancouver are on opposite ends of the country.

@Wademan94 I think it would be interesting to hear Maurice LaMarche in the show after hearing his voice as the King Pony Head in "Star vs. The Forces of Evil."

@tmnisaac
well

you got Murdock at least right

@CaptainGrumpy

And that checks off Colin Murdock on my list, plus they also got Kyle Rideout from Littlest Pet Shop to play a role as a redeemed Changeling. Still waiting for Paul Dobson to get a role for Season 6.

@tmnisaac damn you got Jim Byrnes now in today's episode

are you a wizard

@CaptainGrumpy

Wow, I was pretty surprised that Jim Byrnes was in this episode. So that checks off Jim Byrnes of the list. And I think i am a Psychic Wizard. Also this includes a reunion for two more voice actors that worked on Beast Wars with Jim Byrnes which were Scott McNeil aka Rattrap, Sliverbolt, Dinobot, and Waspinator, and Brian Drummond who voiced Jetstorm from Beast Machines. While Jim Byrnes voiced Inferno and Thrust.

@Wademan94 and then Maurice LaMarche actually happened

@CaptainGrumpy Also Christopher Gaze as well.

@VctrBnsn That was awesome.

I don't care how fanwanky it was, I feel that the fans truly deserved this episode, I mean without them. I don't think they would have came so far and end up having a fifth season and a hundredth episode.

also Lyra and Bon Bon's "friendship" is so hilarious blatant and obvious that it's more than that. Well it's still better than Sailor Uranus and Neptune being cousins in the original dub of Sailor Moon.

@PurpleWarrior13 I think aside from Ed Edd n Eddy and maybe Beast Wars, those anime dubs were the biggest things the Vancouver players had done until MLP came along, and even then those were more for a niche audience. Either way, it's great to see them finally hit the big time with this one, and in such a phenomenal fashion :)

@PurpleWarrior13 MLP still has yet to get Paul Dobson, Brian Dobson, Kirby Morrow, Michael Adamwaite, Colin Murdoch, Kyle Rideout, Dean Redman, Jillian Michaels and Brenna O'Brien.

@Autovolt Brian Dobson and Colin Murdoch and Kyle Rideout are on Littlest Pet Shop, so they're close.

@Dogman15 You probably got Brian Dobson mixed up with Brian Drummond, cause Brian Dobson hasn't been on LPS yet.

@myopinion1 Twenty-plus conventions worth of acceptance is plenty, regardless of the show's place in the mainstream eye.

And besides, a good part of the fanbase is capable of making better merch themselves ;)

@CatsTuxedo I'm finding this out. Just recently started following this show.

@Plevak Death Note, InuYasha and Gundam would like to have a word with you.

Oh, and this wasn't done by Ocean. This was Voicebox's job.

@CatsTuxedo How have I not heard of Voicebox?

@Dogman15 I guess most people have spent so long thinking everything in Vancouver is handled by Ocean that they never bothered looking into what other voice-acting production companies exist there.

@Autovolt Luckily, the show's already been renewed for a sixth season, so I'm sure the next hiatus will be relatively quick ;)

@NoxiousSludge The history of the fandom's rather detailed, but the shortest explanation I can manage is that the characters, humor, animation and music won over a great deal of people, along with the novelty of being into a kind of series they wouldn't have given a second thought to otherwise. Being bored of all the angsty, cynical stuff everywhere else helped too.

@CartoonFreak666 Would you mind providing a source for nobody minding those episodes before? Because as I myself recall, those episodes (aside from maybe Rainbow Falls, which was simply okay) weren't very well-liked from the moment they aired. Even I wasn't at all fond of them to begin with.

You shouldn't blame some outside entity for your favorite show having some not-so-great episodes every now and then.

@CatsTuxedo Well I remember that some of the episodes that I mentioned used to have a 7 or higher on IMDB and TV.com. I also remember when I was obsessed with memes people would make memes relating to the new episode like on The Memebase, 4chan, Know your meme, and Tumblr. One meme that I remember regarding The Mysterious Mare Do Well had charcters like Shaggy from Scooby Doo and Gene Simmons unmasked underneath the MMDW. Then when TheMysteriousMrEnter got popular, things changed. I actually used to be a fan of him because of his SpongeBob reviews, but he then started to seriously tick me off for things he said like he makes "Anyone with a brain" jokes and calling certain people poor excuses for human beings.

@CartoonFreak666 I doubt sites like IMDB or TV.com are a reliable gauge for the general perception of anything, let alone a single TV episode. A good number of those votes may very well come from trolls or over-enthusiasts who haven't even seen it, much like the case with The Dark Knight back in the day.

And I can say up front that memes really aren't much of an indicator of an episode's quality. They're more like amusing distractions we use to tide ourselves over until next week.

@CartoonFreak666 He's apologized, remade and changed his style past the Casey Alexander insults. I'm actually a subscriber now. I agree with you he was too harsh but he's fair now IMO.

@Trasce Indeed!

@TheLemsterPju I don't watch this show, but I did see this comment and it honestly intrigued me. I have to say I both agree with this statement... and somewhat disagree with it, too.

Yes, popularity does not ALWAYS equal "good". I'm glad another else feels that way. And on top of that, getting a certain movie/show shoved in your face will turn you off from it. I admit, I've never seen The Dark Knight nor Fight Club. EVER. And mainly because they're the two movies I most constantly hear about (referenced or not) to this day, so it drives me further AWAY from the movies. I'd even be lying if I said Adventure Time didn't drive me nuts at some point, too.

That said.... (and this isn't a disagreement so much as an observation)

...I do believe that popularity does not automatically give you a right to HATE something that is popular (this is no way directed at you, if you take this the wrong way). I've noticed now not just 'cult followings' anymore, but cult 'hatings' too. Two movies come to mind, both VERY recent: Frozen (shocker) and Gravity.

In my defense, I think Frozen is a great movie, not 'blindly' going nuts for it, and Gravity is one of the best movies I've ever seen in the past decade. And both these movies have many people who are EXTREMELY keen on tearing both of these films asunder.

However, with each comment I see on either movie, I notice a pattern in which, in my opinion, is unanimously one-noted and very shallow, even providing no REAL reason as to why they hate it beside the 'everybody keeps talking about it' trump card.

I take note of this, and a 2nd thought comes to mind.

Sometimes, people talk so much about certain movies or shows because there may be something WORTH talking about it. As much as hearing about both DK and Fight Club drive me nuts, I think to myself "If many people are STILL talking about it, then there may be a worthwhile trait in there somewhere." I love Frozen, and despite the hardcore following it has, I love it not because it's funny, cute, or quotable, but because it is lively, emotional, and at many times, even smart. I LOVE Gravity not just for the effects, but for the story, the journey, the emotional turmoil, and even spirituality of it.

With MLP, there are going to be 'blind lovers' and 'blind haters' (if I get flack for this little remark, I'll expect it). Many people will detest the show for no good reason, and so may some of the people who love it for no apparent reason (I could be one of these people with a movie/show and not even realize it). The show's still going on, so the popularity may die down once it ends. So far, I've seen people who watch the show because there are many good aspects to it that make them keep coming back. I don't know: I've never seen the show, and frankly I may not. But there are things I see that do make me think it's worth at least SOMETHING. If people come back to the show 10 years later, I'll truly know.

My final thought: popularity dies down, but if the crowd still lingers with things to say about it, then it must be doing something right.

Apologies for the very incessant, inconsistent rambling, but if you can't tell, this has been on my mind for quite some time.

@DreamMaster08X
No dude, I totally agree with you.

I understood what you meant.

@Dogman15 Here's the confirmation tweet: https://twitter.com/PeterKelamis/status/494872510241177600

@CatsTuxedo So another Ed Edd n Eddy voice actor is joining the cast of the show, huh? Awesome! Now if only they could lure Tony Sampson out of retirement...

@CatsTuxedo Hooray Rolf and Barbie are ariving

@DravenRoth994 Yeah, me too.

@DravenRoth994 Oh, certainly. The characters are very likeable, funny and well-designed and the show's aesthetics and universe overall are quite appealing. While I will say up front that the show's had its share of crap episodes from time to time (be wary of the episodes by Merriweather Williams), they're not nearly enough to wreck the whole experience of the show.

@CatsTuxedo Thanks, I'll look into it then. As long as there's no characters like Bloo, Cheese, and Bendy (and mean spirited moments that make me want to chuck the TV out the window), I'm in.

@Madness Abe Also, wrecking tirade scorpions with swirly stars.

@CatsTuxedo or Mark Acheson I would LOVE to see him, that or Kirby Morrow,

@CatsTuxedo Then add Kirby Morrow, Brent Miller, Michael Adamthwaite, and Colin Murdock then this series would be great for me.

@tmnisaac Season 5 update confirms that Peter Kelamis and Kelly Sheridan are going to be in this season.

I withdraw my comment… after looking up his name, I found it. But why isn't it listed where it should be?

@Rainbowderp01: What do you mean by "isn't listed where it should be"? You might not know this, but that same pony, "Wisp", had a speaking role in "The Mysterious Mare Do Well" also, as one of the tourists careening down the hill in a carriage. He was probably voiced by Lee Tockar or Richard Ian Cox there (Snips and Snails were in that episode), we just don't have proof. "Wisp's" speaking line in "Rarity Takes Manehattan" was more prominent, and we quickly learned that Daniel Ingram provided his voice here.

@Dogman15
I guess I'm doing one of these a year now, huh?

I couldn't help but notice a "5-year old pony" amongst the others. I'll let the others slide since I can't seem to determine a clear pattern that coincides with the naming sceme myself (though the VAs are still clear as day) I'll give you three clues who the 5-year old was:

1. "5-years old" was outright stated
2. The comment was self-referential
3. It's Sweetie Belle

@rosebr10 What are you getting at, man? If you have information, just spit it out.

@rosebr10 Balderdash. If the Five Year Old Pony really was Sweetie Belle, she wouldn't have been credited as a mere "Pony". That just wouldn't make any practical sense.

@CatsTuxedo
Your word would be law if you knew for a fact that the credit writers wrote them that way, but this seems to be your personal opinion, not a professional statement.

Cognitive bias can influence you when you least expect it.

@rosebr10 You're brimming full.

@TheVengeanceKnight Adventure Time would like to have a word with you ;-)

@Regomania That wasn't initially a "direct" reference to Bill Nye. It was just a scientist/professor that fans later named "Bill Neigh".

@Regomania "The man who voiced Q played Discord" That should be the other way around.

@tailz I respect your opinion. If you don't mind me asking, what did you like about the original MLP?

@TheLemsterPju That's good to hear :) Personally I'd advise you start from the very beginning as I would with all shows, but from what I generally hear, the fourth episode "Applebuck Season" seems to be best for giving newcomers a good first impression.

@CatsTuxedo What's the problem with the first three episodes? Without getting into spoilers.

@TheLemsterPju Nothing, really. The first three are basically the show introducing the show's setting and characters and finding its footing. The fourth is the point where the show's pretty much gotten what it needs to go over out of the way and starts doing its own thing.

@CatsTuxedo I had this sudden feeling of dread and hesitation after getting back from The Lego Movie.

One of the characters, Unikitty, reminded me of another reason I haven't been watching the show. I'm very very very put off on cartoons with high-pitched shouting characters with cutesy dialogue. I find that very annoying and I didn't like the Unikitty character too much.

Is there a lot of that in MLP? If so, I may not actually watch it.

@TheLemsterPju It's mostly from Pinkie Pie, but everyone else should be fine. It helps that the character focus is pretty well-handled overall.

@CatsTuxedo Speaking of Pinkie Pie, how much focus does she generally get?

@TheLemsterPju Out of the 79 episodes that've aired so far, she plays a main/driving role in about 9, if that's what you're looking for.

@CatsTuxedo I see. Well, I'll consider sitting through it when I have a lot of free time.

Thanks for letting me know.

@TheLemsterPju I've found Pinkie Pie to be generally more bearable in episodes where she's the central focus, though not always. While she's been all over the place in terms of likeability, she's never once made me want to stop watching the show. I guess it helps that she's a rounder character than most of a similar archetype. But that's relative.

@Regomania I get it ;)

@CatsTuxedo Congrats, you get a virtual choc chip cookie and a hug! *Hugs*

@Regomania
LOL totally http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9gb8sEnBvQ

@huyh Don't feel bad. Lots of diehard fans had the same reaction around that time.

@immblueversion except i'm becoming incresingly more hostile towards the whole show

i'm becoming increasingly annoyed with the excess of people mentioning all things pony on things that have nothing to do with the show

it dosen't help that the show, in all reality, isn't that great

@huyh Well, at least you watched it before judging.

@SmartyBoyboy becasue this page is about FiM?...

@CatsTuxedo (imitating Big Mac) Eeyup.

@immblueversion Finally it's being dubbed in Japan. I can't believe it's taken them that long. Hopefully they have a kickass japanese opening that knocks the socks off the American opening.

@Autovolt The Italian version edited existing clips to a new song. Do you think the Japanese version would make new music AND new animation?

@Dogman15 I sure hope so.

@Autovolt Oh, it will. According to the ReadMeGirls site, the Japanese version will use "Mirai Start" by Suzuko Mimori (the voice of Pinkie) as its opening theme.

@Dogman15 My thoughts exactly ;)

@WizzleWaySpinz I doubt that very much. Not sure how exactly Tara Strong got on board (and even then, Tabitha St. Germain has to perform as Twilight for her in pre-production while Tara records her lines in California), but John de Lancie was specifically brought on as a special guest star to voice a Q expy who plays a major role in the two-parter he appears in. If they ever bring a Californian/American VA again, it will most likely be a special guest star like de Lancie was.

@CatsTuxedo Tara Strong did all the voice work for free in some kind of episode mock-up of the pilot used to help pitch the show, being a long-time friend of Lauren Faust and fan of the MLP franchise. After hearing her take on Twilight Lauren really couldn't imagine anyone else in that role...

Well Grey has worked on it in a sense in this video with her playing Derpy. It's fan made but this is probably the closest we'll ever get:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZfEki4zUcM.

@WizzleWaySpinz Unless your deductions are backed up by a reliable source that isn't IMDb or Wikipedia or unless you can prove that you work on the show in one form or another and thus act as a reliable source yourself, we can't and won't update the page beyond what we have right now.

@XxDream Probably because it's one of (if not the) most popular animated shows on TV right now.

@XxDream Possibly someone linking to it on another site.

@CatsTuxedo I wouldn't go that far, but it is the kind of show that would attract people to the page.

@PurpleWarrior13 Well, it's not the first time this has happened. Take Sushi Pack, for example - the majority of the cast were based in Vancouver but again, Tara Strong was randomly cast amongst them. I know there are other shows where she and other Los Angeles VAs have played a main character while the rest of the cast were up north, but I'm struggling to name any more now!

I think since she has become such a "name" in the voice acting industry, people are clamouring to get her on their shows so she's kind of invited on much like a famous guest star (John DeLancie as Discord for instance) would be. After all, since auditions would have been held in Vancouver, she hardly got in that way, did she?!

Also, interesting to note, I've noticed that Strong usually gets a part in any show that Lauren Faust creates/works on. Not to suggest anything, of course, but the old saying "friends in high places" does spring to mind...

@Ninjaman15 I like the show itself, but I agree with you that the obsessive brony fandom is kind of annoying. Especially when you see pony avatars on every single forum. I mean, it's a good show and all, but I'd appreciate it if people could be more subtle about it. If only it was more like, "Hey, this isn't so bad after all. Give it a watch." instead of "OMG GUYS THIS PONY SHOW ROCKS! YOU NO LIKE PONIES? YOU DIE!"

@NCZ Well I didn't say I liked this at all, but from the looks of it and what people have said about it, FiM actually has character and humor that can finally qualify as "passable".

As for the fandom, it gets extremely aggravating when this kind of stuff exists... Take a look at how many fangirls appreciate Yaoi. That's disturbing and uncalled for! Usually I don't mind fans, but it depends on what kind... And me honestly, I hate the obsessive ones.

So maybe sometime soon, I'll be able to check out a few clips or episodes for myself to see if I can give responses or not.

@Ninjaman15 Speaking as a guy who's been a brony for about a year now, I'll be the first to admit the fandom at large can get annoying as hell at times. I own a couple t-shirts and I post MLP-related stuff on my Facebook page if it entertains me, but beyond that I make a practice of just being honest about my opinion of the show if it comes up in conversation, and refraining from shoving it in people's faces.

Since this seems like the appropriate place to give that kind of opinion, though, I will say that it is a very solidly made cartoon with a great sense of humor, some really impressive VAs (the main cast is always strong, and John De Lancie as Discord in the S2 premiere was spine-chilling at times), and animation that, like the rest of the show, you would think has absolutely no business being as high-quality as it is. Granted, it's done in Flash and there are natural limits to that which might turn a hardcore animation fanatic off, but with those aside, there's some really impressive artistic work in this show, especially in Season 2.

I can't honestly say it's the best show ever made, but it's definitely one of the best contemporary cartoons on the air right now, if only for the fact that it truly is accessible to everyone. It's not for everyone, and I certainly don't expect everyone I meet to get into it, but if you're on the fence about giving it a try...well, c'mon. The S2 premiere has John De Lancie in it. That's gotta be worth at least forty-five minutes of your time.

@NCZ yeaaa it issss

@9king Hahahaha wow this is an old comment from the early days of the series that in no way reflects my current opinion and that's all I'm going to say on that matter

@NCZ so what's your current opinion on the show?